| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| DECADES | They last for years |
| PATENTS | They last 17 years. |
| AUTOLOANS | They often last five years |
| RAGBAG | Place for last year's dress. |
| SEATURTLES | Swimmers for the last 100 million years or so |
| KETT | Last name in the funnies for nearly 50 years |
| EULER | Mathematician who was blind for his last 17 years |
| SHARA | Hafez Assad's foreign minister for the last 14 years of his rule |
| TREASURER | U.S. official whose office has been vacant for more than nine of the last 50 years |
| SSTS | They flew for nearly 35 years |
| WEEKS | They last for days |
| OTS | They may follow last periods, for short |
